Nigel Slater - Recipes - Winter (2024)

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What happened to Nigel Slater's father? ›

He was the younger of two sons born to factory owner Cyril "Tony" Slater and housewife Kathleen Slater (née Galleymore). This was his father's second marriage. His mother died of asthma in 1965. In 1971, his father remarried to Dorothy Perrens, dying in 1973.

Roast winter roots and lemon cannellini cream

Put the carrots, parsnips and Jerusalem artichokes in a roasting tin. Trim the beetroots, leaving a small tuft on top (so they do not “bleed”), add them to the tin and pour over the olive oil. Add the ground spices and cumin seeds to the vegetables.

N I G E L S L A T E R A cook who writes. Nigel has written his weekly column for The Observer newspaper for almost thirty years.

Nigel is not a chef and has no restaurant or commercial connections. His food is understated, handcrafted home cooking that is easy to accomplish and without a trace of what he affectionately calls 'celebrity cheffery'. He is not fond of fussy food and prefers simple suppers made with care and thought.

Dorothy died of lung cancer in 1988 when she was 70. Ann says: 'My mum thought the relationship she had with Nigel was fine. It was only when Toast was published we found out for the first time how he really felt about her. If she'd been alive to see the book and the film, it would have killed her.

Around my middle was a thick layer of fat.” The technique to get rid of it was keeping a food diary, he revealed in a feature for the Guardian. “For the entire 12 months I kept a record of everything I put in my mouth,” he revealed. Despite losing fat, Nigel was not intending to lose weight through his regime.

Chicken, purple sprouting and dark soy sauce

In a mixing bowl, stir together the soy sauce, mirin, toasted sesame oil, lemon juice and shichimi togarashi seasoning. Push the chicken down into the marinade. Set aside for an hour or more. (I leave them overnight sometimes.)

Set the oven at 200°C/Gas 6. Peel the shallots, then halve lengthways. Melt the remaining 30g of butter with the oil in the tin or frying pan over a moderate heat, then add the shallots, cut side down. Let them brown lightly, then turn to let the other side colour.

Put the cauliflower florets into a roasting tin and toss with the olive oil and a seasoning of salt and pepper. Roast for 25-30 minutes, turning the cauliflower over once the underside is golden. Halfway through cooking, add the broccoli florets.

Slater eventually marries Joan and becomes more unbearable from the excessive consumption of Mrs. Potter's cooking. Nigel reaches a boiling point with his stepmother when he starts working at the local pub's restaurant to hone his skills in more sophisticated cooking, which she perceives as a threat.

Where is Nigel Slater's simple cooking filmed? ›

Nigel Slater demonstrates straightforward, down-to-earth cooking, filmed at his home vegetable patch and on friends' allotments, taking us through a week's worth of simple suppers.

Born in Wolverhampton, Slater worked in restaurants around the country from the age of sixteen including Thornbury Castle and The Miller Howe, before moving to London. He became the Food Editor for Marie Claire in 1988 and by 1993, he was writing about food for The Observer Magazine.

The film is an adaptation of the autobiography of food writer Nigel Slater. The central character is given that name. In the final scene, when Freddie Highmore is given a job in the kitchens of the Savoy hotel, the person who hires him is played by the real life Nigel Slater.

Nigel Mendham's refined British cuisine earnt him a Michelin star during his tenure at The Samling Hotel in the Lake District.

Gordon Ramsay is a British chef, restaurateur, writer and television personality. He has owned or operated multiple restaurants across Europe, North America and Asia. This is a list of the notable such restaurants.

Brian is the husband of Jean Slater and Alison Slater and father of Stacey Slater, Sean Slater Kyle Slater, Shannon Slater and Siobhan Slater. Brian died in December 1999 after a fight with his son Sean punching him. This caused him to suffer a brain Brain haemorrhage and die while working on a building job.

2021 saw Nigel reacquire The Three Fishes in Mitton, a gastro-pub which he first launched in 2004. As chef patron at The Three Fishes, Nigel's focus is on zero-waste, farm-to-table cookery, making use of the fields surrounding the pub to grow a bounty of seasonal produce.

The film, Toast, is based upon the autobiographical book, Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger, written by English food writer, journalist and broadcaster, Nigel Slater. It is a memoir of Slater's early years and his memories of his mother who died when he was just 9 years old.